OBD-II became the mandatory I/O diagnostic port on cars starting around 1996 in the US. Considering that the interface consists of a couple of I/O lines, serial/usb adapters have been ridiculously ...

While the hardware interface is fairly standardized now, manufacturers use one of several different standards to encode the data. [Alex Sidorenko] has built an open source OBD-II Adapter which ...

For nearly 30 years, carmakers have equipped every new vehicle sold with an OBD2 port in arm’s reach of the steering wheel.

This port is where you plug into the car and interface with the onboard computer. A variety of devices can be plugged into the OBD-II port including OBD-II scanners, insurance black boxes ...

coupled with an intuitive interface, made it a breeze to identify and resolve engine issues. Now, every trip to the mechanic starts with me armed with this trusty tool.” “This OBD2 scanner ...